More Hong Kong Filmart reviews
HONG KONG — Kids lick lollipops for their trippy colors and sugar boost, and not for nutritional value. Likewise, “Yatterman” indulges one’s occasional need for mindless popcorn entertainment. Cult-meister Takashi Miike has conjured up a CGI playground to stage the wildly wonky robotic wars between space villainess Lady Doronjo (Kyoko Fukuda) and Yatterman, a boy-and-girl duo of teenage superheroes. Based on a long-running Japanese children’s TV series in the ’70s, this proudly trashy retro universe of ’70s mechanical toy regalia and deliberately nonsensical vocabulary of kiddie-babble is designed first and foremost to please Japanese “mecha-otakus” — geeks who love robots and all things mechanical. Read More...
One of Young Thug’s best qualities is his spontaneity. His spontaneity presents itself in different ways; it could be in the form of out-of-the-box lyrics; strange yet intriguing music video concepts; bold fashion choices; inventive vocal manipulation; and a general lackadaisical attitude that makes it so any sort of perceived hate or criticism slides right off his back, unable to stick to his strange, slippery human surface. Sometimes, these elements combine all together to create something truly powerful from the artist, and at other times, you get a glimmer of just one aspect of his unabashed artistry-- no matter, this spontaneous aspect of Thug, the idea that you’ll never quite be able to predict what he’ll do next, or how he’ll serve it to you-- it’s this same quality that makes Thug so exciting to listen to, to watch, and to engage with. Read More...
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex aren't the only members of the royal family to step down… The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shocked the world on Wednesday when they announced their decision to step back from royal duties. The couple posted a lengthy statement on Instagram, revealing their plans to split their time between the UK and North America. The Queen shared her thoughts on their decision, releasing a statement shortly after the news broke, which read: " Read More...